Contracts: The Essential Business Desk Reference, Paperback

Life has become an endless
series of contracts--this is the manual.

There's no reason to risk your hard-earned money signing a
contract you don't understand. With Contracts: The Essential Business Desk Reference, you get easy-to-understand explanations for every common
contract term. In no time, you'll grasp mysterious concepts like "force
majeur," "indemnity," and "time is of the essence."

Contracts: The Essential Business Desk Reference is more than just an A-Z explanation of over 300 terms.
It also includes:

• common negotiating strategies

• examples of
  contract provisions

• sample
  contract clauses and entire contracts

• examples of
  illegal and dangerous contract clauses

• what to
  expect if you or the other side breaks a contract

• up-to-date
  explanations of electronic contracts, and

• tips on
  amending and modifying agreements.

Whether you're starting a business, signing a lease, hiring a
new employee or independent contractor, licensing a concept, selling a boat, or
contracting for a new fireplace, Contracts: The
Essential Business Desk Reference can help. A must-have for small
business owners, entrepreneurs, lawyers, and law students--and anyone else whose
success is built around understanding and negotiating agreements.